Belgian fashion label A.F. Vandevorst is shutting down. The brand of An Vandevorst and Filip Arickx will be discontinued after 22 years, the couple told WWD. The collection currently in stores will be the last of the label. “We are humbled and honoured to be known for exploring new boundaries; for creating a strong DNA with collections in a...
17 Feb 2020
Top fashion designers set out Sunday to prove the saying that a stylish woman can even look good in a bin bag. Belgian husband and wife team Filip Arickx and An Vandevorst turned black plastic bin liners and dry cleaning sheaths into skirts and elaborate embroidered ball gowns in their debut Paris haute couture show. Haute couture is the very...
3 Jul 2017
Two high-end American labels will make their Paris haute couture debuts Sunday in a week when the French capital pays tribute to two of fashion's legends. New York-based Proenza Schouler and Californian house Rodarte -- who normally present their collections at New York fashion week -- have been invited into the elite haute couture fold, which...
